| Date | November 2017 | Marks available | 3 | Reference code | 17N.2.SL.TZ0.6 |
| Level | SL | Paper | 2 | Time zone | no time zone |
| Command term | Discuss | Question number | 6 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of being a lone inventor.
Markscheme
lone inventors have creative freedom/complete ownership ✓
but work in isolation/are self-funded/need skills from design to marketing/lack the opportunity for interaction with others/take on risk as they have to do everything ✓
however if the product is successful they gain recognition/attain financial success ✓
Award [1] for each of three distinct points in a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of being a lone inventor.
Examiners report
Syllabus sections
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22M.2.SL.TZ0.4:
Explain how copyright is used in the creative arts as a method of protecting intellectual property (IP).
- 19N.1.SL.TZ0.22: Which strategy for protecting intellectual property applies to words or symbols used to...
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22M.2.SL.TZ0.3:
The recent developments in autonomous vehicles have led to a large increase in the number of patents. In the US there are 4300 patents that include the term “autonomous vehicle”. However, some patents have more value than others.
Explain one reason why some patents may have more commercial value than others.
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20N.1.SL.TZ0.21:
Nike is a global running shoe brand well recognized by the Nike Swoosh (tick) design.
Which of the following intellectual property (IP) strategies would be used to prevent any other company from copying the Nike Swoosh design?
A. Copyright ©
B. Patent
C. Trademark ®
D. Service mark (SM)
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19N.2.SL.TZ0.3:
Explain one strategy a musician would use to protect a new song.
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18M.2.SL.TZ0.4:
Explain how the mobile phone can be classified as disruptive innovation.
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18M.2.SL.TZ0.3:
Explain how copyright can be used as a strategy for the protection of intellectual property.
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20N.2.SL.TZ0.6c:
Suggest two reasons why the original rotor sail was a shelved technology in the 1920s.
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19M.2.SL.TZ0.6a:
Outline why designers would register a patent.
- 20N.1.SL.TZ0.22: Which of the following are true about a first to market strategy? I. It may involve...
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21N.2.SL.TZ0.6b:
Explain one driver for invention of the NCV in Figure 11.
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20N.2.SL.TZ0.4:
Explain why consumers of first to market technologies are likely to be innovators.
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19M.1.SL.TZ0.25:
Which of the following are Intellectual Property (IP) symbols?
I. ™
II. ®
III.
A. I and II
B. I and III
C. II and III
D. I, II and III
- 17N.1.HL.TZ0.18: When does an invention become an innovation? A. When it has been protected by copyright B....
- 18N.1.SL.TZ0.23: What is an advantage of being a lone inventor? A. Products are more complex, using knowledge...
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21M.2.SL.TZ0.5a:
List two characteristics of a patent.
